Fresno's charter plan sparks conflict-of-interest concerns

By Corey G. Johnson/California Watch

Fresno school officials made an announcement this week that has raised eyebrows up and down the state: The public school district wants to go into the private charter school business. As reported on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Fresno Bee, the Fresno Unified School District is seeking to use taxpayer funds to create a charter that would be managed by a district-created, nonprofit organization. The school would be open to children in kindergarten through 5th grade. The charter's proposed management board would include the superintendent, Michael Hanson, two board trustees and two parents. None of the school's teachers would belong to a union. The district will ask their trustees to approve the plan on Feb. 10. (more...)

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